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Halloween Cheetos, Banana Ghosts, & Inflatable Rats.

Two new entries at one time one time: Halloween Cheetos nailed itself a tribute, but to be honest, it's only because I love the box they came in. And I finally got around to making those Ooey Gooey Banana Ghosts from the recipe on that Halloween cereal box. The results did not disappoint.

Went to Duane Reade today to see if they had any Halloween shit I hadn't found yet. They didn't, but there were 400 protesters outside the store, swarming around a giant inflatable rat. A nearby banner read, in big bold print: "Duane Greed." TOUCHE! I don't know what they were protesting, but that's what happens when you bring giant inflatable rats on your marches and give people something far more interesting to look at.

Posted by Matt on 10/06/2004. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 115 comments

They just couldn’t color some Chee-tos black, huh? I might just buy myself a box and wear it on my head, bags of chips and all. "I’m Crazy Chee-to Box Head! Gimme some candy! I got a damn box of Chee-tos on my head! Gimme some candy! Did I mention I was crazy?"

Hey trajeal, you don’t have any relatives living nearby that might have some clothing items you could mooch for your costume? Heck, I have a few down here in Okly-homer that was way into Madonna’s early look back when. Anyroad, getting stuff from your own family is a great way to find some neat items. From ugly ties and suits for a hobo costume, to boxes of old Atari carts.

Holy Arrested Development, Batman! I suddenly want a frozen banana.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 10/07/2004 12:25 PM

Now see, bananas are okay, but frozen bananas cause terrifying tooth pain! Down with frozen, chocolate-covered, cereal-dipped bananas!

Chestnuts roasted by Tapir @ 10/07/2004 12:34 PM

We NEVER have interesting protests here in Iowa. Of course, I’m not sure where you could buy a giant inflatable rat.
Duane Reede doesn’t exist here.

I like bananas, but can’t stand stuff that’s banana-flavored. They have no taste.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 10/07/2004 12:38 PM

Mmmmm ‘nanas and chocolate, sounds good to me…I’ll give it a whirl. No giant inflatable rats in Seattle that I’ve seen, but I’ll keep my eyes peeled. And I’ll look for some, too.

Chestnuts roasted by Reed @ 10/07/2004 1:34 PM

Ahh, the rat, a NYC staple. The rat belongs to the unions here in NYC and it’s always around whenever there is a strike or a labor dispute. I moved into an extroadinarily crappy "new" building in Murray Hill (E. Side NYC for those from bumblefuck) called the Anthem. They hadn’t even finished construction on my floor and the bastards let me move in. A year later, management fired all of the doormen, maintenance dudes and conceirges for NO REASON. Had the pleasure of seeing the rat every day for a week right outside my building.

Perhaps the most disturbing sighting of the rat I’ve seen was when the wait staff at the oyster bar in grand central was fired last winter. They had rat out there for a while and EVEN WORSE, the stikers made up some anti-oyster bar song they sang over and over that went to the tune of that awful song "A little bit of Rita in my life, a little bit of monica" yadda yadda, you get point. Awful Shit, just awful.

Chestnuts roasted by Pedro @ 10/07/2004 2:18 PM

Hey Matt,
Are we gonna get a new "Madd Matt" article this month? I loved the previous ones!

Chestnuts roasted by ShawnRez @ 10/07/2004 2:19 PM

"E. Side NYC for those from bumblefuck"

Everyone else in the world?

Chestnuts roasted by B @ 10/07/2004 2:44 PM

If it’s not NY, it’s crap. Sorry to be so ethnocentric, but most true NY-ers feel the same way. Sorry for the negativity, but I’m traveling to NC on business today and AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT!!

Chestnuts roasted by Pedro @ 10/07/2004 3:45 PM

I dunno about that, but then, I’m a Staten Islander. It’s pretty much Textbook Bumblefuck. I actually prefer suburbia.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 10/07/2004 4:00 PM

I’ll be honest, I still have some of those Tail Spin stampers. Maybe it’s time I go through my massive box of cereal/McDonald’s toys…

Chestnuts roasted by Meg @ 10/07/2004 4:07 PM

Hey Yeah! I totally remember those Tale-Spin stampers. Those were cool.

Chestnuts roasted by Chachi @ 10/07/2004 4:09 PM

Hey Yeah! I totally remember those Tale-Spin stampers. Those were cool.

Chestnuts roasted by Chachi @ 10/07/2004 4:09 PM

I feel left out amongst the New Yorkers – I’m a Masshole myself.

Chestnuts roasted by Sara @ 10/07/2004 4:18 PM

Nothing interesting happens in North Dakota. I always look forward to Matt’s daily chronicles of the happenings in New York.

Chestnuts roasted by Mattallica @ 10/07/2004 4:29 PM

Ooh, jackpot! I stopped at Ye Ol’ Thrift Store (or, the boutique, as we say when in the company of those not into other people’s used crap) today (had to borrow Mom’s car, to my embarrassment, but it was worth it). Anyway, I found some thing that will certainly "do", although everything isn’t black like I wanted it to be. Beggars can’t be choosers, and all that. I found this awesome Aretha Franklin-type gold shirt, long enough to throw one of those fat, black belts around at the waist. I found a pair of black capri length cotton [ants to wear underneath, and a pair of chinzy black sandals. I got a few gold chains, a gold chain watch, and a huge, black scrunchie. Oh, and I found some elbow length white lacy gloves that I can cut the fingertips off of. I also found one of those remote controlled puppies (not the RoboDog or whatever, this one is white w/ black spots, and much more rounded) for my kids, an old logo Patriot’s hat, and four of those little buttons that play Christmas music when you press them. Total of purchase? Three bucks. Woohoo!

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 10/07/2004 4:31 PM

Oh, yeah. i wanted to mention that I can’t wait for Matt’s Halloween craft articles. I don’t even care what he makes, I just love to see how they all come out in the end. Hey, maybe you could post directions for some crazy craft thing and have a contest to see who makes the best and/or most artistic one? It probably wouldn’t be much trouble, since we could all just send in an email w/ a picture of our finished product (a la the coloring contest). A nice, short blog entry, plus the actual submissions could cover another day’s entry.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 10/07/2004 4:36 PM

I live in Reading, Pennsylvania. Best known for the railroad which now operates maybe twice a day, and for leading the nation in screwdriver murders.

Of course, when I heard the latter, my initial question was ‘phillips or flat?’ Either would be hella painful.

Chestnuts roasted by Silkenray @ 10/07/2004 4:39 PM

i live in Pen Argyl, Pa…

Chestnuts roasted by Hikaru @ 10/07/2004 5:01 PM

i live in Pen Argyl, Pa… where nothing ever happens and its full of white protestant biblethumpers with nothing better to do then threaten to burn me… anyway… we dont have any of the duane things here… and i think that i still might have one of those tailspin stampers too… sorry bout the rambling…

Chestnuts roasted by Hikaru @ 10/07/2004 5:03 PM

My name is Geek
I put em on as a shocker.
Man I love these BlueBlockers

Chestnuts roasted by Geek the blueblocker rapper @ 10/07/2004 5:08 PM

And now, freeform poetry:

Rat on the street
Picking on scabs
Towering over all he sees
He doesn’t carry much weight
Afraid of pointy things
Ratitude

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 10/07/2004 5:20 PM

Kansas here, and if you mention Toto I will do your girlfriend, and that giant bubblerat…

Unions suck.

Banana ghosts um I dunno, if I ever have one, I will get back to ya.

Chestnuts roasted by spazzamatic @ 10/07/2004 5:33 PM

Yes! Poetry: open mic. And now, a haiku.

Frozen cereal
Diarrhea-lusting ape
Me likey ‘nanas

Chestnuts roasted by 1drland @ 10/07/2004 5:42 PM

The only thing Greedy about them protesters is the fact that them fuckers rented out that sweet ass giant evil rat this close to halloween,Toatally depriving some child of having it out in his front yard as part of the most wicked haunted house you’d ever seen…

Chestnuts roasted by RatTacular (aka Nathan Bitner) @ 10/07/2004 5:56 PM

People in Alaska read the site also

Chestnuts roasted by aodfan @ 10/07/2004 7:01 PM

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